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  • Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson dies at 87

    January 12th, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate who helped turn Las Vegas into a convention capital, died on Monday night from complications related to non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Adelson was 87. He went from a teenager selling newspapers on a street corner...

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  • US Capitol Hill police officer dies of injuries from riot

    January 8th, 2021
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer A US Capitol Police officer died from injuries sustained while physically engaging with rioters who descended on the Capitol the day before, the US Capitol Police (USCP) said in a statement. The officer, Brian D. Sicknick, was the...

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  • Samuel Little, America’s most prolific serial killer is dead

    December 30th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer The man authorities say was the most prolific serial killer in US history with nearly 60 confirmed victims died on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported. Samuel Little was 80, and had diabetes, heart trouble and other ailments. He...

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  • Maryland man guilty of diverting Afghan reconstruction funds

    December 4th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer A man from Maryland pleaded guilty to his role in a scheme that involved diverting hundreds of thousands of dollars meant for the reconstruction of Afghanistan for his own use instead, the Department of Justice said in a...

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  • Interpol issues global alert on mafia threat to covid-19 vaccine

    December 2nd, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Interpol issued a global alert to law enforcement across its 194 member countries warning them to gear up for organized crime networks targeting covid-19 vaccines. The group’s Orange Notice warned the international community to prepare for possible infiltration...

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  • DoJ sues Alabaman housing authority for racial discrimination

    December 1st, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer The Housing Authority of Ashland, Alabama, violated the Fair Housing Act by intentionally discriminating on the basis of race or color against applicants for housing, the US Department of Justice alleged in a lawsuit. In its lawsuit, the...

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  • Indian national sentenced to 20 yrs for scam costing millions

    November 30th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer An Indian national was sentenced to 20 years in prison, followed by three years of supervised release, for his role in operating a scam that defrauded US victims out of millions of dollars between 2013 and 2016. Hitesh...

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  • Massachusetts man charged with possession of child pornography

    November 24th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer A man from Massachusetts was arrested and charged with possession of child pornography, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. Oliver Smith, 45, was charged by criminal complaint and detained pending a detention hearing scheduled for...

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  • OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to plead guilty to charges

    October 21st, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Drugmaker Purdue Pharma LP will plead guilty to federal criminal charges as part of a settlement of more than $8 billion, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. Purdue is the company behind the powerful prescription...

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  • CBP leads second-largest meth bust on southern border

    October 11th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers seized more than 3,100 pounds of methamphetamine, fentanyl powder, fentanyl pills, and heroin at the Otay Mesa commercial facility on Friday. This was part of the second largest methamphetamine bust along...

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  • Six arrested for conspiring to kidnap Michigan Governor

    October 8th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Six men were arrested and charged federally with conspiring to kidnap the Governor of Michigan, Gretchen Whitmer, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. They planned to kidnap Whitmer from her vacation home in the Western...

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  • Two ‘ISIS Beatles’ charged with deaths of Americans in Syria

    October 7th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    Two of the 'ISIS Beatles' are expected to arrive in the US today to face federal charges over jailing, torturing and beheading American hostages. By a Biometrica staffer Two notorious Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS) militant detainees from Britain are...

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  • DoJ charges over 500 domestic violence-related firearm cases in FY20

    October 7th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer The US Department of Justice has charged over 500 domestic violence cases involving firearms during fiscal year 2020, it said in a statement. These charges are the result of the critical law enforcement partnership between U.S. Attorneys’ Offices...

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  • DoJ awards over $1.8B in grants to victims of crimes

    October 6th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer The US Department of Justice has awarded over $1.8 billion in grants to assist victims of crime nationwide, it said in a statement. These grants were released by the Office for Victims of Crime (OVC), a component of...

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  • Former California resident sentenced for human trafficking

    October 5th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer A former resident of California was sentenced to 15 years and eight months in prison for forced labor violations, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. Sharmistha Barai and her husband Satish Kartan were found guilty...

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  • Members of videogame piracy group ‘Team Xecuter’ arrested

    October 2nd, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Two leaders of ‘Team Xecuter,’ one of the world’s most notorious videogame piracy groups, have been arrested and are in custody facing charges in Seattle, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. The group grew so...

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  • 10 sentenced to prison for child exploitation enterprise & conspiracy

    October 1st, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Ten men from around the US have been sentenced for taking part in a child pornography enterprise and conspiracy, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. Of the ten, three are based in New York, two...

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  • Two US citizens charged for giving ISIS material support

    September 30th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Two US citizens have been charged for providing material support to the Islamic State of Iraq and al-Sham (ISIS), a designated foreign terrorist organization. They were detained by the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and had recently been transferred...

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  • DoJ awards over $92M to support reintegration of offenders

    September 29th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer The US Department of Justice announced awards of over $92 million to reduce recidivism among adults and juvenile offenders returning to their communities after confinement. Recidivism is the inclination of a convicted criminal to reoffend. The awards were...

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  • Georgia man sentenced for running Ponzi scheme

    September 25th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer A man from Georgia has been sentenced to 5 years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for running a Ponzi scheme that ensnared over a hundred victims, including college students, the US Department of Justice...

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  • Middle school teacher arrested on child pornography charges

    September 24th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer A middle school teacher from Fontana, California, was arrested on child pornography charges by special agents with US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI). Josue Gamaliel Vidal Quintanilla, 28, who teaches mathematics at Shandin Hills...

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  • Michigan man pleads guilty to hate crime charges

    September 23rd, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Ronald Wyatt, 22, pleaded guilty to intentionally threatening physical harm to a female victim, and to obstructing her religious freedom. Wyatt admitted that he targeted his African-American victim because of her race in his plea agreement, the US...

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  • ICE part of international crackdown on darknet drug dealers

    September 22nd, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer The US Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and other agencies were part of an international operation to disrupt drug trafficking on the darknet. As part of the investigation, charges were also brought on against...

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  • Texas woman part of heroin distribution conspiracy

    September 21st, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Cristina Godinez of San Antonio admitted to her role in a conspiracy to distribute heroin, after an investigation conducted by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and several other federal agencies. Godinez, 36,...

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  • Man solicited murder, necrophilia, cannibalism of minor

    September 18th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Alexander Nathan Barter, a resident of Joaquin, Texas, was sentenced to 40 years in federal prison on Thursday for child exploitation violations after he solicited the murder, necrophilia, and cannibalism of a minor on the dark web. Undercover...

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  • US launches coordinated effort to deter malicious cyber activities

    September 17th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Four federal agencies launched a coordinated effort to disrupt and deter Iranian malicious cyber activities targeting the US and the broader international community, the Department of Justice (DoJ) said in a statement. The DoJ, the Federal Bureau of...

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  • Kansas man indicted on child pornography charges

    September 16th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer A resident of Kansas has been indicted by a federal grand jury on federal child pornography charges, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. The three-count indictment charged Jeffrey Pierce, who lives in Topeka, with producing...

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  • Las Vegas man sentenced 35 yrs for child sexual abuse

    September 16th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer A man was sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a child, producing images of the sexual abuse, and possessing hundreds of images and videos of the sexual assaults. Andres Rafael Viola, an Argentine...

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  • Texas woman charged for $1.9 mln covid-relief fraud

    September 15th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer A Texan woman has been taken into custody on allegations of defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of more than $1.9 million in forgivable loans, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. The Small Business Administration...

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  • Never forget – September 11, 2001

    September 11th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    Photo: © Mihai Andritoiu | Dreamstime.com By a Biometrica staffer It has been nineteen years since the deadliest terror attacks on American soil resulted in the deaths of nearly 3,000 people. The US Department of Justice paid a special tribute to the...

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  • NFL player charged in $24 mln covid-relief fraud scheme

    September 10th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Former New York Jets wide receiver Joshua J Bellamy was arrested in Florida and charged for his role in a scheme that involved defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). The National Football League (NFL) player and his associates...

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  • Radiology firm, its partner, to pay $5 mln settlement

    September 9th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer William M. Kelly Inc and Omega Imaging Inc, who together operate 11 radiology facilities in Southern California, have agreed to pay the US $5 million to resolve false claims allegations. They allegedly violated the False Claims Act (FCA)...

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  • 19-year old accused of issuing online bomb threat

    September 8th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer A teenager was accused of issuing a bomb threat online, while interrupting a virtual lecture conducted by the University of Houston that he wasn’t supposed to have access to. The 19-year old Houston resident also allegedly proclaimed his...

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  • Eight missing children rescued in Indianapolis

    September 7th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Eight missing children were rescued in a five-day operation in the Indianapolis area, as part of “Operation Homecoming.” The children are between 6 and 17 years old and considered to be some of the most “at risk and...

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  • Philadelphia men charged with child sex trafficking

    September 4th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Three men from Philadelphia were charged for their roles in a sex trafficking operation that exploited numerous minors from 2016 through 2017 by a federal grand jury, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. Andre Michael...

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  • Attorney charged for defrauding PPP of $9 mln

    September 3rd, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer An attorney from New Jersey was arrested on charges of defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) by obtaining about $9 million in loans, the US Department of Justice said in a statement.   Jae H. Choi, a licensed...

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  • Three former caregivers convicted for death of patient

    September 2nd, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Three former caregivers have been sentenced for their roles in the death of a special needs resident at Second Chance Homes (SCH), an organization that provided housing and care for persons with developmental challenges through a Missouri Department...

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  • Man used racial epithets to threaten auto loan employee

    September 1st, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Phillip Cline Jr. of Elkton, Maryland, used racial epithets on and threatened to physically harm an employee of an auto loan business. Cline, 39, pleaded guilty to making threatening interstate communications, the US Department of Justice said in...

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  • Florida man sentenced for racially-motivated crimes

    August 31st, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Daniel McMahon, a resident of Florida, was sentenced to more than 3 years in prison for two separate racially-motivated crimes, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. The first of the two involve him threatening an...

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  • American man indicted for exploiting Laotian kids

    August 28th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer An American man was indicted for exploiting teenage boys in Laos, where he taught English, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. Michael Sebastian, 52, was indicted on three counts of engaging in illicit sexual conduct...

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  • 21-year old convicted felon faces firearms charges

    August 27th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer A 21-year old was charged with two counts of being a convicted felon in possession of a firearm, after the shooting of a teenager last week, the US Department of Justice Nashville Field Division said in a statement....

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  • Woman pleads guilty of trying to support Al-Qa’ida

    August 26th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer A young woman from Minneapolis pleaded guilty to attempting to provide material support to a designated foreign terrorist organization (al-Qa’ida). The 22-year old, Tnuza Jamal Hassan, entered her guilty plea on Wednesday before Judge Patrick J. Schiltz at...

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  • Russian national arrested for malware conspiracy

    August 25th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staff A Russian national was arrested for conspiring to recruit an employee of a Nevada-based company to introduce malicious software into the company’s computer network, extract data from the network, and extort ransom from the company. Egor Igorevich Kriuchkov,...

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  • Sun Pharma subsidiary to pay $20.75 mln settlement

    August 24th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    By a Biometrica staffer Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Inc’s subsidiary - DUSA Pharmaceuticals Inc – agreed to pay the US a $20.75 million settlement to resolve false claim allegations. DUSA allegedly caused physicians to submit false claims to Medicare and the Federal Employee...

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  • Minnesota man charged with covid-19 relief fraud

    August 21st, 2020
    category: News Reports

    A Minnesota man was charged for defrauding the PPP of $841,000 | © Ossi Lehtonen - Dreamstime.com By a Biometrica staffer A man from Minnesota was charged for allegedly defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of about $841,000, the US Department of...

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  • Former BOP Corrections Officer sentenced for sexual assault

    August 19th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    A former Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Corrections Officer was sentenced to 42 months in prison and three years supervised release for sexually assaulting two women | © Pawel Strykowski - Dreamstime.com By a Biometrica staffer A former Bureau of Prisons (BOP) Corrections...

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  • 34 charged for soliciting sex with minors, CSAM

    August 12th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    With the covid-19 pandemic keeping many schools shut, children are spending a lot more time online to learn | © Pavalache Stelian - Dreamstime.com By a Biometrica staffer Operation Covid Chatdown led to the arrest of 34 men in Fresno, California, for...

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  • Philadelphia ranks second for homicides in the country in 2020

    August 12th, 2020
    category: News Reports

    Models of different types of guns on display. Shootings are up 36% in Philadelphia this year | © Feng Hui - Dreamstime.com By a Biometrica staffer Philadelphia ranks second nationwide in terms of the number of homicides so far this year, just...

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  • Wynn Resorts closes its Yokohama, Japan, office

    August 3rd, 2020
    category: News Reports

    Wynn Resorts Ltd closed its office in Yokohama, Japan’s second largest city by population | © creativecommonsstockphotos - Dreamstime.com By a Biometrica staffer Wynn Resorts Ltd closed its office in Yokohama, Japan’s second largest city by population, due to delays in the...

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  • Older gamblers avoid Atlantic City casinos amid covid-19 pandemic

    July 31st, 2020
    category: News Reports

    The covid-19 pandemic has amplified the shift to younger visitors and non-gamblers in Atlantic City since gambling parlors re-opened in July | © Martin Allinger - Dreamstime.com By a Biometrica staffer Before the covid-19 pandemic, Atlantic City’s casinos were working toward expanding...

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